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Book II

William Gilbert

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2: On the Magnetick Coition, and first on the
  3. Chapter 3: Opinions of others on Magnetick Coition,
  4. Chapter 4: On Magnetick Force & Form, what it is; and on the
  5. Chapter 5: How the Power dwells in the
  6. Chapter 6: How magnetick pieces of Iron and smaller
  7. Chapter 7: On the Potency of the Magnetick Virtue, and on
  8. Chapter 8: On the geography of the Earth,
  9. Chapter 9: On the Æquinoctial Circle of the Earth
  10. Chapter 10: Magnetick Meridians of the Earth.
  11. Chapter 11: Parallels.
  12. Chapter 12: The Magnetick Horizon.
  13. Chapter 13: On the Axis and Magnetick Poles.
  14. Chapter 14: Why at the Pole itself the Coition is stronger than in
  15. Chapter 15: *
  16. Chapter 16: Showing that Movements take place by the Magnetical
  17. Chapter 17: On the Iron Cap of a Loadstone, with which
  18. Chapter 18: An armed Loadstone does not endow an
  19. Chapter 19: Union with an armed Loadstone is stronger;
  20. Chapter 20: *
  21. Chapter 21: *
  22. Chapter 22: *
  23. Chapter 23: Magnetick Force causes motion towards unity,
  24. Chapter 24: A piece of Iron placed within the Orbe of a
  25. Chapter 25: Exaltation of the power of the Magnet.
  26. Chapter 26: Why there should appear to be a greater love between
  27. Chapter 27: *The Centre of the Magnetick Virtues in the earth
  28. Chapter 28: A Loadstone attracts magneticks not only to a
  29. Chapter 29: On Variety of Strength due to Quantity
  30. Chapter 30: The Shape and Mass of the Iron are of most
  31. Chapter 31: On Long and Round Stones.
  32. Chapter 32: Certain Problems and Magnetick Experiments about
  33. Chapter 33: On the Varying Ratio of Strength, and of the Motion
  34. Chapter 34: Why a Loadstone should be stronger in its poles
  35. Chapter 35: On a Perpetual Motion Machine, mentioned
  36. Chapter 36: How a more robust Loadstone may be
  37. Chapter 37: Use of a Loadstone as it affects
  38. Chapter 38: On Cases of Attraction in other Bodies.
  39. Chapter 39: On Bodies which mutually repel one another.